This gluten free French chocolate tart is a family favorite! It’s decadently chocolatey, easy to follow and it stays moist for days too. Definitely a must TRY for chocolate lovers!
Just like white chocolate panna cotta, it’s very important that you use a good quality chocolate. I always use a dark chocolate, with 73 % of cocoa content, that I enjoy eating. But you can use any.
It’s also very important that you use butter and eggs at room temperature. Just leave them out on the counter ahead of baking.
The best way to bake this tarte au chocolat is a day before and let it cool overnight. It tastes amazing with homemade custard, a nice scoop of vanilla ice cream, fruits, whipped cream or eat it just like that. I guarantee you that this will become your go-to chocolate cake recipe.
What you’ll need to make French chocolate tart
- 200 g ( 7.1 oz) butter plus extra for greasing
- 300 g (10.6 oz) dark chocolate, good quality
- 110 g (3.9 oz/ 1 cup + 1 tbs) icing sugar
- 4medium eggs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch (corn flour)
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
You’ll also need:
- saucepan
- 2 bowls
- whisk or hand mixer
- spatula or spoon
- spring-form cake tin or a round fluted tart pan (30 cm/ 12 inch)
How to make worlds best chocolate tart
Grease the spring-form cake tin or tart pan with butter and dust it with cocoa powder.
Melt 200 g (7.1 oz) chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat and let cool for few minutes.
Chop the remaining 100 g (3.5 oz) chocolate and preheat the oven to 175 degrees (347 °F), with both top and bottom heat.
Beat eggs, icing sugar, vanilla extract and salt until creamy.
Carefully add the cooled chocolate – butter mixture and beat briefly.
Stir in coarsely-chopped chocolate.
Mix cornstarch, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a small bowl.
Add dry ingredients mixture to the batter
Pour the batter into a greased cake tin and bake for about 25 minutes the preheated oven.
Remove from the oven and let it cool for at least 1 hour.
It’s very important that you let the the tart cool completely before serving. Because it’s still relatively soft.
Dust with icing sugar if desired and serve.
More gluten free dessert recipes
- Orange cream dessert with orange sauce
- White chocolate panna cotta and berries
- Mascarpone dessert and mixed berries
- Vanilla custard
French ChocolateTart Recipe
Ingredients
- 200 g ( 7.1 oz) butter plus extra for greasing
- 300 g (10.6 oz) dark chocolate, good quality
- 110 (1 cup + 1 tbs/ 3.9 oz) icing sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder plus extra for dusting
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- a pinch of salt
Instructions
- First, grease the spring-form cake tin or tart pan with butter, then dust it with cocoa powder and set aside
. After that, put 200 g (7.1 oz) chocolate and butter in a small saucepan over medium-high heat, stirring frequently until the chocolate is melted. Remove from the stove and let it cool for approx. 5 minutes. It doesn't have to cool completely. In the meanwhile, chop the remaining 100 g (3.5 oz) chocolate and set aside.Preheat the oven to 175 degrees (347 °F), with both top and bottom heat. - In a medium bowl, mix together eggs, icing sugar, vanilla extract and salt. Using a hand mixer or a whisk beat until creamy. Carefully add the cooled chocolate – butter mixture and beat briefly. Then stir in the chocolate pieces using a spatula or spoon.
- Whisk together the cornstarch, cocoa powder, and baking powder in a small bowl. Add the dry ingredients mixture to the batter. Using a spatula, mix until smooth. Pour the batter into a greased spring-form cake tin or tart pan. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 1 hour.
Notes
- You can also use milk chocolate instead of the dark one, if you prefer milk chocolate. You just have to reduce the amount of sugar. So that the cake won’t be too sweet. If the cake is not sweet enough for your taste, then just increase the amount of sugar.
- If you don’t like your cake gooey, just bake it a bit longer
- It’s very important that you let the the tart cool at least for 1 hour before serving. Because it’s still relatively soft, after baking.
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